New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday accused the Narendra Modi government of "weaponising agencies" to suppress democracy.

He said that jailing protestors and granting bail to rapists was the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) version of new India.

In a post on X, Abhishek Banerjee said, "Democracy is punished. Criminals are rewarded. Agencies are weaponised. Elections are manipulated. JAIL the PROTESTERS. BAIL the RAPISTS. This is the BJP's version of New India."

He asserted that West Bengal would continue to resist the "force" unleashed by the Centre.

"Even if the rest of the country is forced to surrender, Bengal will resist. We will fight you tooth and nail and defeat you...